Gosh, now Oi'm confused! I meant that he his 'r', as in 'reason' is pronounced like a 'w'. Let me read that again - yes - I think that's what I meant. On reflection the 'w' sound has a hint of 'v' in't. I flounder in this area, for which I have so much enthusiasm and so little expertise. john
At 12:09 AM 10/28/00 +0100, you wrote: >John Alexander Blyth wrote: >> > >> I know someone from Leeds, with whom I was speaking only minutes ago. He >> does this - he can't help it. It's not hugely exagerrated as in Wodney wode >> the woyal woad, but it's there. Anecdotal vs. statistical. > >Hold on - I wonder if we're talking at cross purposes here: did your >original post have a typo and intend to say that the affectation was to >substitute the R consonant with a w, not the V, which is what it >actually said? That would be very common indeed, but it's a speech >impediment and a habit of children - and a source of ribald humour in >one scene in Python's "Life of Brian" (one which I had better not >elaborate on here) ;^) > >cheers, > >Linda > > > > > > > John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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